Finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a short, slightly splayed foot to an everted rim, richly patterned with elegant scrolling stems issuing fan-like leaves and bearing peony flowerheads alternating with stylized lotus blossoms all reserved against a vibrant coral-red ground, the petals and leaves finely detailed with iron-red lines, the interior and base left white, the latter with Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. Diameter 13 cm. Height 6.5 cm.
Good impression.
Provenance
Purchased at Bukowskis Spring Sale, provenance then property of a private Swedish collector.
Literature
Compare a bowl of the type in the British Museum, Museum number PDF,B.700.
Also compare with Pierson 2002 / Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art: A Guide to the Collection (p.96, no.109)
Also compare with Medley 1975 / Volume 7: Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (Colour pl. 99 and p. 318).
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